I'm asking this as I've a ds 2 and dd 11 months. I've been keeping all their clothes that haven't been wore to death. She is now getting use out of some of the neutral stuff I kept from him and vests etc. But I have literally boxes and boxes of clothes now they are both grown out of. My dh was putting them in the attic and wanted to know do we really need to keep all this. We are half thinking we will try for another baby in a few years but not fully sure. I just don't think I could part with all the clothes and end up having to re buy everything again. It's all so expensive and even when they grow out of a set of vests it's so expensive to buy more the next size. Seems like I'm the whole time buying new trousers or something. Now that he's getting older he's not growing out of stuff as fast thank God. Just wondering really do you keep your clothes "just incase" or did anyone dump them and regret it? Thanks :)

Thanks for all the reply's. I've made my mind up....I was right and dh wrong ;) is it ever any different :) think I will keep all til I know for sure and then pass them on after. And by the way vests are a Tenner in my penny's and total crap. Don't know if it's my washing machine or what but even when washed on the lowest wash and I measure against a none washed vest it could be a good inch shorter. Don't buy them anymore. Buy marks and Spencer's which are 16 euro a packet and that is expensive. And vests was only an example I was giving. All clothes are expensive when your buying so many and they grow out of them so fast. And it's not that I couldn't afford to buy it all again it's just it would break my heart to have to when I already had the stuff. I don't have many people I could pass stuff on to or get stuff off of if I had another baby. I will give the stuff probably to a svdp or something when I'm done.

I would be inclined to keep if you think you might go again and if you keeping them store them in boxes with the age/size on all 4 sides of the box, and if it is girls or boys. This way no matter what way the box is sitting you will know what is in it.

Yes. I have a dd and ds ang am expecting no3. Once baby is born i will give away all the clothes i dont need (boy/girl). All my small baby clothes were neutral and mostly ysed rwice. As they got older I have got loads of stuff handed down from friends.love it as i dont enjoy shopping. I couldnt justify buying whole new wardrobe for a child. As dd has gotten older i find the clothes are more worn and hacked so i throw away more and box up less.

Passed on most of my second ds clothes as we thought we were finished. We had another boy no three when youngest was 4. Kept all his clothes since and the oldest usually passes clothes down to his brothers. I still buy a lot in between as well but I love when youngest fits in the stores clothes. Saves hassle and expense of buying. I think you should keep all you can until your past the will we/won't we' stage!

Nope and I don't get people who do. A pack of vests is about 6e in Penney's. I give all my decent clothes to other people and bin vests and babygrows. I have a baby on the way and my friends will give me their stuff. What use is it to anyone in the attic? One of my friends has kept everything her kids have ever worn for sentimental reasons - the clothes don't make the memories.

I couldn't wait to get rid of stuff as they outgrew it. There are plenty of people selling baby clothes on local Facebook pages. You'd probably make a few euro by decluttering. If you do have more in a few years you can then check the Facebook pages to buy clothes. It's pointless hanging on to them 'just in case'. I kept the outfits they wore to their christening and the rest was out the door. We did have another baby - over 7 years gap - and people were fantastic passing on stuff they no longer needed. We only bought a changing table for that child. I still get clothes passed down so rarely buy him anything.

Passed on most of my second ds clothes as we thought we were finished. We had another boy no three when youngest was 4. Kept all his clothes since and the oldest usually passes clothes down to his brothers. I still buy a lot in between as well but I love when youngest fits in the stores clothes. Saves hassle and expense of buying. I think you should keep all you can until your past the will we/won't we' stage!

If there's any chance of you having another baby I would keep everything for now. Have everything in the attic boxed/bagged by age with a label on it. Then if you have another child you can take down as you need it. It will save you so much money !

I kept all of my ds1's clothes - boxed it up according to age and my ds2 wears them now with a few bits added. Similar quandary as unsure if we'll have another or not but it's all good quality so will hold onto it for another year and if we've made up our minds re no more babies then I'll either pass it onto friends or give to charity. (Obviously not the stuff that's well worn!)